Lou Ottens, Inventor Of The Cassette Tape, Has Died
"Next time you make that perfect playlist on Spotify, or send a link to share a song, you can thank Lou Ottens," documentary filmmaker Zack Taylor told NPR.
Lou Ottens, who put music-lovers around the world on a path toward playlists and mixtapes by leading the invention of the first cassette tape, has died at age 94, according to media reports in the Netherlands. Ottens was a talented and influential engineer at Philips, where he also helped develop consumer compact discs.
Ottens died last Saturday, according to the Dutch news outlet NRC Handelsblad, which lists his age as 94.
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